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[Giraffe]

By giraffe138

Willie Green was in good spirits, and didn't seem at at all preturbed by the loss of his recent court action re. his 2005 Revival accident.


By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19

The Lancia D50 Replica he was driving both looked and sounded great! The patina and condition of the car is such that it looks more like a real one would in period than a real one!

Edited by Giraffe, 19 July 2009 - 09:37.

[Phil Rainford]

Barrie Williams was as always great value ( Lotus BRM Elan )





Mike Wrigley proved adept at jumping out of one 1970s Formula One car into another





Just dropping in for tea and cakes



Wille Green brought with him his Fan Club from JCB....



.....who were quite frankly well " show offs "



PAR

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19

It was great to see Alan Minshaw out in the Maserati T61 Birdcage. Older TNF'ers are probably reminded of scrutineer Bob Owen who often campaigned his red T61 at Oulton Park many moons ago.............


By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19

Local hero and all round good egg Stuart Graham flaps up before take-off.....

(I leave all the flashy action shots to the TNF pro's with the long lenses and gizmo's.......... )

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138

It was great to see and hear Steve Wilkinson's 1 Litre F3's sounding "proper" for once sans silencers!


By giraffe138, shot with DSC-W215 at 2009-07-19


By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19


By giraffe138, shot with DSC-W215 at 2009-07-19

I witnessed Nigel Bancroft's Tony Mantle owned Chevron B17 (pictured here coming into the paddock with Antony Taylor's B24) give the armco a hefty clout at Chapel on it's final run on Saturday from the pedestrian bridge above; it didn't half make the three marshals jump who were sitting behind it!!!

Edited by Giraffe, 19 July 2009 - 12:30.

[Simon Arron]

A few excerpts for Lancia aficionados...

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Zinging like a canary: Andrew Ferguson's Stratos.


Bridge of size: Morgan Jenkins prepares to go flying in his Fulvia. The keen-eyed might notice P Rainford (white T-shirt, limited grammatical skills) aiming a Tamron 18-250 lens in the far yonder.


Bale conditions: Willie Green in the D50 replica.

[alansart]

Thanks for all the photos. Looks good

I really wanted to go this year but couldn't make it for various reasons. Perhaps next time.

[Giraffe]

Continuing the same theme, but with lesser equipment and skill................(but a green TNF polo shirt!)


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By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19

[Giraffe]

I was completely smitten with Martin Bolesover's McLaren M6B GT roadcar. I heard the commentator say that it had been a roadcar originally, was converted to a racecar and then converted back again. I know that the history of these cars is a can of worms as a search of the Forum can confirm, but to my mind there were only two proper cars, and I could be talked up to as many as three or possibly four, but the two I remember clearly were Bruce's red roadcar, and David Prophet's racer. Which one is this, anyone?


By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-19


By giraffe138, shot with DSC-W215 at 2009-07-19

[Phil Rainford]

I witnessed Nigel Bancroft's Tony Mantle owned Chevron B17 (pictured here coming into the paddock with Antony Taylor's B24) give the armco a hefty clout at Chapel on it's final run on Saturday from the pedestrian bridge above; it didn't half make the three marshals jump who were sitting behind it!!!

You must have been looking down on us

If you look back from this shot you can see the dirt and grass still in the air......




....when I found out it was the Nigel Bancroft who used to race FF1600 at Oulton in the 1980s I would have been disappointed if he hadn't visited the Cheshire countryside

Chris Cox saves on tyrewear in his Austin Healey 3000



Took me some time to work out what was wrong with the rally cars.....



.....then I realised as in this example. Alan Watkins has left his co - driver in the paddock

PAR

[alansart]

You must have been looking down on us

If you look back from this shot you can see the dirt and grass still in the air......




....when I found out it was the Nigel Bancroft who used to race FF1600 at Oulton in the 1980s I would have been disappointed if he hadn't visited the Cheshire countryside

IIRC he raced in Formula E for a while.

I'm really pleased the 1 litre F3's are back on the scene again. Great little cars and great racing

[Simon Arron]

A few more from me. I'm sure Alan C will post some stuff later, but last time I spoke to him he was sheltering beneath a Cholmondeley tree because it was tipping down...


Chevy chase: the Camaro cabriolet of Tim Boles and David Piper (which was seen having its brake lights checked in the Cholmondeley Arms car park on Saturday evening).


Tony Heath lets rip. Or perhaps that should be Ripp...


Frisky meadows: Tony Walker (Celica) passes some castle-shaped bricks and mortar.


Two jobs I wouldn't particularly fancy.

[RTH]

Tony Heath lets rip. Or perhaps that should be Ripp...

Biggest wheel arch extenstions on a Mini ever?..............unless you know different ?

[David McKinney]

I was completely smitten with Martin Bolsover's McLaren M6B GT roadcar. I heard the commentator say that it had been a roadcar originally, was converted to a racecar and then converted back again. I know that the history of these cars is a can of worms as a search of the Forum can confirm, but to my mind there were only two proper cars, and I could be talked up to as many as three or possibly four, but the two I remember clearly were Bruce's red roadcar, and David Prophet's racer. Which one is this, anyone?

Tell me the chassis number and I'll see what I can pass on

[RS2000]

Took me some time to work out what was wrong with the rally cars.....

PAR

Other than being little more than famous registration numbers in some cases?

[Geoff E]

Telltale signs of the Napier Bentley

[Simon Arron]

Suspect these will probably be the final CPoP submissions from Beckenham branch...


Durch ages: Andy Krinks' interpretation on a quattro Sport theme.


Spry Crispin high: Mr Harris and his Lister.


Mike Wood: making hay while the sun almost shines.


Looks like Casey Jones. Might be Chris Williams.


Cholmondeley highlighted a healthy disrepect for icons of the 21st century...


...as well as those of the 20th.


Former Hawke DL11 racer Mike Wrigley and one of his present fleet.


Hill's car alive, to the sound of music: the result of David Taylor's marvellous reconstructive surgery.


Hall things bright and beautiful: the De Tomaso 505.


Beeston, we have lift-off: John Cox and his 1961 Manx Norton.


Parting shot: Robert Waterstone's Healey 100 and - possibly - one of the finest vistas in British motorsport.

[David McKinney]

100S, ecksherly

[Simon Thomas]

It's difficult for me to comment on value-related issues, given that I didn't pay to get in, but to me the CPoP has a pleasing diversity and ambience. The competitors I spoke to were largely in favour, too. I haven't had time to edit my way through hundreds of images since I returned to the southern end of the UK, but here are a few snapshots...


The Bugatti Veyron seemed quite popular among the under 15s. I preferred Chris Hudson's T35B.


I've no idea who or what this might be. I'm just glad somebody else is doing it.






Then again, the same applies to anything with two wheels...


Fast among equals: Alan Watkins's 1977 Escort RS.






Era of their ways... proper cars tackle garden path somewjhere near Beeston.

I really must thank you all for the photos and I think I will come over from Norn Irn next year to see the cars etc. One thing only...I suppose the Bugatti Veyron is probably older than Chris Hudson's "Type 35".
Simon Thomas

[Brynmor]

Can anyone put me straight the impression I got was that an awful lot of the cars in the 'pit area' didn't actually venture out? Springing to mind are at least two of the Mini's, Healey 3000, Porsche 917, Silk Cut Jaguar, FEV 5H MK1 Escort, anyone know why that was???

So has anybody got to the bottom of the above question i'm still intrgued...

[Alan Cox]

A few more from today. Pleased to report that I caught up with Elansprint - not difficult, as he was struggling to overcome his back trouble. The forecast bad weather finally put in an appearance and called a halt to proceedings for a while, so torrential was the downpour, and resulted in the fourth timed run being abandoned. Topping the times, which were all set on Saturday, was Justin Law with the Lister Jaguar after an impressive drive. Best Sunday time came from Alan Watkins in the ex-Malcolm Wilson Escort.

No doubt there will be moans about the weather and the fact that people got muddy, but if you stage an event at the height of the English 'summer', what does one expect? Here's hoping for two sunny days next year.


Would you buy this demonstrator ex-works? The Bentley test drivers didn't hold back.

I was most impressed by the superb electric cars built and demonstrated by the girls from Sandbach High School, both of which completed the course at a cracking pace. Top marks, girls.

Part of the patina referred to in Giraffe's earlier post

The superb, and rarely seen, Aston DB3S of regularity winner, Brian Classic

The Army produced some serious kit which distracted Rainford while Jon Minshaw was crashing behind him. Can't find this one on the time sheets.

Did I mention that it rained?

...but nobody told 'Whizzo'

In response to Brynmor's post, a number of cars weren't actually entered in the competition, but were there to add some more variety. Justin Law explained that the Jaguar would have been totally unsuitable with the hump-back bridge, but he brought it so that people could see it, while, I think, the same applied to the Finburgh Porsche, although it was entered. The Bronson McLaren had a problem so didn't run. Could be that the same applied to some others.

Edited by Alan Cox, 19 July 2009 - 21:14.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138

Well there were certainly Healey 3000's running on Friday in the Rally Cars class. Mark Finburgh seemed to be there alone with his GT40 and Porsche 917, but only took the Ford out on Friday. Don't know about the Slik Cut Jag, but Justin Law was wandering about on Friday in his racesuit?!?! Maybe more transpired today...... anyone???

[mike faloon]

IIRC he raced in Formula E for a while.

I'm really pleased the 1 litre F3's are back on the scene again. Great little cars and great racing

Have just returned from Cholmondeley, muddy, tired and deaf after acting as one of Steve Wilkinson's little helpers for three days. Nigel reckoned it was a problem with his brake master cylinder which caused him to clout the barrier. No real problems today apart from the rain! four weeks to get the Brabham and Chevron cleaned and readied for Oulton and the Gold Cup. Identified giraffe by the simple expediant of reading his jumper.

[oldclassiccar]

Two very interesting days spent at the PoP, my thanks to the organisers, and also everyone who ventured out to put in demo runs on a very wet track mid-pm Sunday onwards! All I need to do now is dry out my camera that got a little damp, so that I can get the pics off it

Nice to see two old transporters (BRM and Tyrrell) on site, albeit hidden slightly behind Hall & Hall's stand.

Rick

[Giraffe]

It will be very interesting to see haw the attendance figures stack up against last year.

I thought it was a very good event overall. Nice to be able to get a good paella and a decent cup of coffee too! My only complaints are that more thought should be given to the requirements of young families; although this doesn't affect me directly, the plight of the buggy-pushers crossing the water bridges inparticular (and other obstacles around the site) was painful to observe.
In addition, the show was too widespread, and could easily have been condensed with a bit of thought. Some of the car clubs were so far out as to become something of an afterthought, and you would only be likely to pass them on your way in or out, which was a shame for some of them I thought, who deserved more attention.
Finally, unless you were a family (for example where 2 or 3 kids entered free) it was costly, but the kid thing paid off as there were hundred's of em! That I approve of, as it's the future and heritage of the sport that benifits.
Bravo The Marquess and Peter Rickett!

[Alan Cox]

A few more bits and pieces..

Sharon Woolmer makes aquaintance with the straw bales - fortunately without doing any lasting harm

Camels and eyes of needles come to mind... Mike Wrigley's March 701

Bugatti preparation wizard Tim Dutton gives Hubert Fabri's Type 59 some welly

Justin Law didn't better his time on this run

Rob Hall closes the course in the Bugatti Royale

PS A few bike photos added to the Motorcycle thread

[alansart]

Rob Hall closes the course in the Bugatti Royale

Is that the Replica commissioned by Tom Wheatcroft?

[Alan Cox]

Indeed it is, Alan. And a fantastic piece of engineering it is.

[Kingsleyrob]

Many thanks for all the splendid photos chaps, it's almost like I was there.

Oh, I was, and for many hours too, but failed to see much action due to activity on the Oulton Park stand.

The event has a certain charm, some nice machinery and gives one an insight into the "Cheshire Set" especially when strolling around the "Lifestyle Pavilion". I think that's what it was called anyway.

Thanks to the TNF visitors who came to say hello. It was also a pleasure to hear some of Roger Stones' stories whose Lola T142 graced our stand. Roger was a young spectator at the 1950 British Grand Prix!

A few of you know my feelings towards sprints, hill climbs etc. Give me a track full of cars arguing about a limited amount of space into the first corner any day....

Rob

Edited by Kingsleyrob, 20 July 2009 - 10:10.

[alansart]

Indeed it is, Alan. And a fantastic piece of engineering it is.

Agreed. I had a look at on a visit to the Donington Collection. It's huge

[Alan Cox]

A few of you know my feelings towards sprints, hill climbs etc. Give me a track full of cars arguing about a limited amount of space into the first corner any day....

Rob

It beggars belief, Rob, that you don't appreciate the niceties of sprinting and hillclimbing. I must introduce you to Stephen W.

[Kingsleyrob]

It beggars belief, Rob, that you don't appreciate the niceties of sprinting and hillclimbing. I must introduce you to Stephen W.

Not Stephen W the famous author of "Hillclimbing and Sprinting: The Essential Manual"???? ISBN-10: 1845841034, see rave review by W Silkinson in Amazon.

I think I've already met him. And talking of books, he is in my bad books as he didn't drop by to say hello at Chumley.

Am about to embark on a programme of shoe cleaning after yesterday's marsh-like conditions.

Rob

[Team Gilbert Powerboating]

It's difficult for me to comment on value-related issues, given that I didn't pay to get in, but to me the CPoP has a pleasing diversity and ambience. The competitors I spoke to were largely in favour, too. I haven't had time to edit my way through hundreds of images since I returned to the southern end of the UK, but here are a few snapshots...


The Bugatti Veyron seemed quite popular among the under 15s. I preferred Chris Hudson's T35B.


I've no idea who or what this might be. I'm just glad somebody else is doing it.






Then again, the same applies to anything with two wheels...



Your picture of the boat is a Thundercat! powered by a 750cc 50HP Tohatsu engine!
Fast among equals: Alan Watkins's 1977 Escort RS.






Era of their ways... proper cars tackle garden path somewjhere near Beeston.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Whizzo winds-up Willie!

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Rob Hall's De Tomaso 505.


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Andrew Wareing's Williams FW06.

Edited by Giraffe, 20 July 2009 - 17:37.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Mark Finburgh - GT40


By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Martin Bolesover - McLaren M6B GT


By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Mike Wrigley - Chevron B16


By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Justin Law - Lister Jaguar prototype.

Edited by Giraffe, 20 July 2009 - 15:22.

[Alan Cox]

Whizzo winds-up Willie!

Willie Green was celebrating his 66th birthday on Saturday, closely followed by his brother-in-law, Brian Classic, who is 66 today.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

A lovely Bugatti in the Parade.

[RickT]

And it looked and sounded fantastic




PAR

Hi Phil and Giraffe

Thanks for the photos, you should have dropped in to say hi ! We had great fun over the weekend with the B24, amusing highlight of the weekend was Dad returning to the paddock after his first run, arriving at a 3 way junction with no marshalls or signs - he decided straight on must be the correct way and ended up at the main road !! A quick 3 point turn and back the other way, only to meet an equally lost Andrew Wareing in his Williams - we meanwhile were all in the paddock wondering where on earth they all were !!

Cheers
Richard

[Phil Rainford]

[quote name='Simon Arron' date='Jul 19 2009, 13:59' post='3751635']
A few excerpts for Lancia aficionados...


Bridge of size: Morgan Jenkins prepares to go flying in his Fulvia. The keen-eyed might notice P Rainford (white T-shirt, limited grammatical skills) aiming a Tamron 18-250 lens in the far yonder.

Here is the shot from my side which shows that the lens is working even if the grammar is not ;)



There were two Steve Wilkinsons at Cholmondeley. One is a fast talker and the other is just fast....



Alan Minshaw and his Maserati Birdgage T61 on their first run of the weekend



Bet the Bentley boys were pleased they did not have to negotiate this at 4.00am in the morning at Le Mans



The memories come flooding back



PAR

[Phil Rainford]

Hi Phil and Giraffe

Thanks for the photos, you should have dropped in to say hi ! We had great fun over the weekend with the B24, amusing highlight of the weekend was Dad returning to the paddock after his first run, arriving at a 3 way junction with no marshalls or signs - he decided straight on must be the correct way and ended up at the main road !! A quick 3 point turn and back the other way, only to meet an equally lost Andrew Wareing in his Williams - we meanwhile were all in the paddock wondering where on earth they all were !!

Cheers
Richard

Richard

Extremely remiss of me not to drop by, however as I have just purchased a Digital SLR I am like a little boy with a new toy and was trackside for everyone of the runs on the Saturday.

Will you and your Dad be at the Oulton Gold Cup?

A couple more shots taken with the new camera







PAR

Edited by Phil Rainford, 20 July 2009 - 20:06.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138

The famous & glorious BRM P160 on display on the Hall & Hall stand.

[frogeye59]

[quote name='Giraffe' date='Jul 20 2009, 16:06' post='3752904']

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-20

Rob Hall's De Tomaso 505.




Rob Hall's De Tomaso 505, with a Giraffe hiding in the undergrowth.

Edited by frogeye59, 20 July 2009 - 20:58.

[gedz]

It's difficult for me to comment on value-related issues, given that I didn't pay to get in, but to me the CPoP has a pleasing diversity and ambience. The competitors I spoke to were largely in favour, too. I haven't had time to edit my way through hundreds of images since I returned to the southern end of the UK, but here are a few snapshots...


The Bugatti Veyron seemed quite popular among the under 15s. I preferred Chris Hudson's T35B.


I've no idea who or what this might be. I'm just glad somebody else is doing it.






Then again, the same applies to anything with two wheels...


Fast among equals: Alan Watkins's 1977 Escort RS.






Era of their ways... proper cars tackle garden path somewjhere near Beeston.

hi i see you have a good photo of me on the martin crooks busa we had to run soft laps sadly all weekend as the bike had less than 500 miles on it i even rode it from cumbria to get the miles on it in the rain still did ok for a bike bike around here ps looking for a ride in next years event if anyone has a nice bike thanks and post any more photos you have mike gedling

[Phil Rainford]

hi i see you have a good photo of me on the martin crooks busa we had to run soft laps sadly all weekend as the bike had less than 500 miles on it i even rode it from cumbria to get the miles on it in the rain still did ok for a bike bike around here ps looking for a ride in next years event if anyone has a nice bike thanks and post any more photos you have mike gedling

Mike

I have put this one on the Motor Racing Bike thread for you but here it is anyway.....




PAR

[Barry Boor]

Sorry to digress but I was wondering if that McLaren road car is actually the original one that I snapped in the Brands paddock about two thousand years ago?



I do realise that the registration is different, so how many did they make?

Edited by Barry Boor, 21 July 2009 - 08:07.

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138 at 2009-07-21

Mark Finburgh's dramatic Porsche 917 was in the paddock, but I think it didn't run due to it's unsuitability for the track. Always nice to look at though.


By giraffe138 at 2009-07-21

Mark did however run his GT40. Whilst the history of his 917 is well documented, I don't know the history of this car.
Mark had his calling card in the window of both of his cars; how the hell he manages to park them in Soho Square I really don't know!

[Giraffe]

By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-21

By giraffe138, shot with EX-M2 at 2009-07-21

Courtesy of the Pageant's sponsors............

[David McKinney]

I do realise that the registration is different, so how many did they make?

I think Giraffe had it just about right
There was Bruce's personal car, and the Trojan-built one which David Prophet raced, a second Trojan car built for promotional purposes, and maybe a fourth car built in period. Another half-dozen have been built since

[Giraffe]

I think Giraffe had it just about right
There was Bruce's personal car, and the Trojan-built one which David Prophet raced, a second Trojan car built for promotional purposes, and maybe a fourth car built in period. Another half-dozen have been built since

IIRC John Woolfe had one now I think about it, taking delivery at the same time as Prophet. Neither could race them at the Tourist Trophy in 1970 due to a homologation cock-up (that was never concluded largely due to Bruce's death). Both Woolfe & Prophet hastily organised old Lola T70 Mk3's to tide them over that race pending homologation.............